Orthotylus pusillus Reuter, 1883e: 373, 554. STS: male, female, Tunisia; MCSN.
Orthotylus (Halocapsus) arabicus Wagner, 1962h: 215 (syn. Carapezza, 1997: 96). HT: male, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh; ZMUH.
Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) jordanicus Wagner, 1963k: 270 (syn. Linnavuori, 1986a: 147, with arabicus). HT: male, Israel, Dead Sea, nr Jericho; ZMUH.
Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) halaibicus abbreviatus Linnavuori, 1975b: 54 (syn. Linnavuori, 1986a: 147, with arabicus). HT: male, Saudi Arabia, nr Lith; BMNH.